Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 1981, Ireland's population change decreased by 4.2% compared to 1980, reaching 11.4.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 3.4.

Ireland ranks 1st out of 23 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 9.6% (from 10.4 in 1976).

Source: Eurostat dataset demo_gind, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.